Zan
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A series of Sengoku era strategy games from Tales developer Wolf Team. The series appears on various consoles and home computers, but never left Japan.


Overview

Zan is a Sengoku era strategy sim series from Wolf Team (Company) in which the player controls one of many daimyo attempting to hold onto their own territory while conquering those belonging to others. Occasionally, the focus of the game switches from fighting fellow daimyos to repelling demonic armies from the underworld.


Games in Series

Game System Date
Zan: Kagerou no Toki Sharp X68000 Dec '89
Zan: Yasha Enbukyoku PC-88, Mega Drive Sept '90 (PC-88), March '91 (MD)
Zan Gear Game Gear Oct '90
Zan 2: Kagerou no Jidai PC-98 Sept '91
Zan: Youen no Jidai TG-CD Dec '91
Zan II: Spirits SNES March '92
Zan 2: Towns Special FM Towns April '92
Zan 3: Tenun Ware ni Ari PC-98 Dec '93
Zan III: Spirits SNES March '94
Zan 3: Towns Special FM Towns March '94

There were also numerous Scenario Collection expansion packs for the computer versions of the above. Shortly after the last two games in the series, Wolf Team began focusing on what would eventually be Tales of Phantasia (Game) and the series for which they are best known.

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Zan
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4 games
First game
Zan: Kagerō no Toki
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